What is Barometer?

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...